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Caroline Flint

Labour MP for Don Valley

    • Entered Parliament on 1 May 1997 — General election
    • Majority: 8,598 votes. — 218th out of 643 MPs.

    Voting record (from PublicWhip)

    How Caroline Flint voted on key issues since 2001:

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    Committees and topics of interest

    Asks most questions about

    • Departments: Education and Skills, Home Department, Treasury, Transport, Local Government and the Regions, Work and Pensions

    • Subjects (based on headings added by Hansard): Child Care, Antisocial Behaviour Orders, Working Families Tax Credit, Antisocial Behaviour, Employment: Lone Parents

    (based on written questions asked by Caroline Flint and answered by departments)

    Public Bill Committees (sittings attended)

    RSS feed Most recent appearances

    Sunbeds (Regulation) Bill (29 Jan 2010) has video

    “I commend my hon. Friend for her dogged determination to support the introduction of legislation. It has been said in the debate that, in terms of the total use of sunbeds, we are talking about a small part of the market and a small number of users, but is it not the case that unmanned coin-operated salons target the poorest and most vulnerable-possibly young people whose parents cannot...”

    Sunbeds (Regulation) Bill (29 Jan 2010) has video

    “Is it not the case that the younger a person is when they start to use sunbeds, the greater the repercussions and consequences for their health? Whether they have parental permission or not, if they start to use sunbeds regularly between the ages of 13 and 17, they face a lifetime of potential damage and possibly death from cancer.”

    Sunbeds (Regulation) Bill (29 Jan 2010) has video

    “Thinking about the way in which tanning salons are promoted, they are almost pop-up businesses. Anyone can rent a unit and set themselves up. Will my hon. Friend comment on the fact that sunbed use is often presented as a cheap option-I understand that 15p has been charged for a couple of minutes on the machines-and that research found that young people got addicted? As soon as the tan went,...”

    More of Caroline Flint's recent appearances

    Numerology

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    • Has spoken in 10 debates in the last year — below average amongst MPs.
    • Has received answers to 21 written questions in the last year — average amongst MPs.
    • Is a member of 0 select committees (0 as chair).
    • Replied within 2 or 3 weeks to a medium number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2008, according to constituents.
    • Has voted in 81% of votes in parliament with this affiliation — well above average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
    • People have made 33 annotations on this MP’s speeches — well above average amongst MPs.
    • This MP's speeches, in Hansard, are readable by an average 17–18 year old, going by the Flesch-Kincaid Grade Level score.
    • 90 people are tracking whenever this MP speaks — email me whenever Caroline Flint speaks.
    • Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 551 times in debates — above average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)

    Register of Members’ Interests

    5. Gifts, benefits and hospitality (UK)
    18 February 2009, I attended the Brit Awards 2009 accompanied by my husband, as guests of BPI (formerly the British Phonographic Industry). (Registered 23 February 2009)

    Register last updated: 6 Jan 2010. More about the Register

    View the history of this MP's entries in the Register

    Expenses

    Figures in brackets are ranks. Data from parliament.uk (source). Read 2004/05 – 2008/09 and 1st quarter 2009/10 receipts.

    Type2008/09 (ranking out of 647)2007/08 (ranking out of 645)2006/07 (ranking out of 645)2005/062004/05 (ranking out of 659)2003/04 (ranking out of 658)2002/03 (ranking out of 657)2001/02 (ranking out of 657)
    Staying away from main home£19,383 (314th) £20,861 (352nd) £22,108 (joint 188th with 3 others) £21,634 £20,902 (joint 1st with 187 others) £20,317 (joint 189th with 1 other) £19,718 (joint 250th with 2 others) £14,580 (399th)
    London costs£0 £0 £0 £0 £1,618 (joint 1st with 118 others) £1,255 (joint 107th with 10 others) £0 £0
    Office running costs£18,263 (297th) £19,114 (288th) £12,920 (584th) £16,502 £16,131 (441st) £16,693 (539th) £18,230 (joint 203rd with 4 others) £13,487 (397th)
    Staffing costs£79,827 (570th) £89,319 (260th) £86,147 (251st) £67,703 £59,313 (616th) £68,023 (joint 228th with 71 others) £60,614 (512th) £46,225 (309th)
    Communications Allowance£7,137 (398th) £9,580 (224th) N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
    Members' Travel£9,088 (242nd)3 £8,918 (258th)2 £8,560 (284th)1 £7,165 £9,727 (343rd) £10,391 (314th) £11,073 (283rd) £7,610 (339th)
    Members' Staff Travel£60 (joint 363rd with 1 other) £0 £407 (250th) £803 £1,041 (179th) £987 (165th) £1,517 (joint 94th with 1 other) £94 (joint 406th with 1 other)
    Members' Spouse Travel£1,457 (80th) £2,391 (45th) N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
    Members' Family Travel£0 £0 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
    Centrally Purchased Stationery£6,979 (joint 30th with 1 other) £1,269 (135th) £1,316 (193rd) £786 £3,074 (50th) £1,546 (121st) £1,303 (joint 214th with 2 others) £897 (375th)
    Stationery: Associated Postage Costs£5,730 (11th) £3,217 (joint 263rd with 1 other) £1,358 £10,245 (42nd) £5,934 (82nd) N/A N/A
    Centrally Provided Computer Equipment  £1,591 (10th) £1,330 (35th) £137 £2,021 (joint 38th with 8 others) £2,021 (joint 34th with 8 others) £2,021 (joint 34th with 8 others) £2,021 (joint 33rd with 8 others)
    Other Costs£0 £0 £0 £0 £0 £0 £0 £0
    Total£142,194 (422nd) £158,773 (114th) £136,005 (361st) £116,088 £124,072 (306th) £127,167 (168th) £114,476 (291st) £84,914 (408th)

    2 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £1,548 (456th). Rail £7,370 (98th).

    3 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Rail £9,088 (56th).

    1 Car £1,546 (479th). Rail £7,014 (93rd).